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Occurrence of Toxoplasma gondii and Hammondia hammondi oocysts in the faeces of cats from Germany and other European countries.
Veterinary parasitology - 25 Mar 2008
Schares G, Vrhovec M Globokar, Pantchev N, Herrmann D C, Conraths F J
Abstract excerpt
Faecal samples of 24,106 cats from Germany and other European countries were examined microscopically in a veterinary laboratory in Germany between October 2004 and November 2006 to estimate the prevalence of animals shedding Toxoplasma gondii or Hammondia hammondi oocysts. Oocysts of 9-15 microm size with a morphology similar to that of H. hammondi and T. gondii were found in 74 samples (0.31%). A total of 54...
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